Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX on Wed, Mar 6, 2002, 4:07 PM PST (00:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 16km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-07 00:07:38 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.467° N, 115.329° W
Region
Mexico
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 29.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.98km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.717km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.116km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.917km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.917km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.116km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.918km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.817km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.814km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.715km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.313km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.340km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.014km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.89km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.511km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.915km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.314km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.111km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.713km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.810km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.111km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.715km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.612km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.565km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.514km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.61km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.98km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.716km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.116km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.217km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.170km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.812km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, California · 8971 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.517km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.610km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8970 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.813km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8970 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 2.013km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.512km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8977 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.713km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.97km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.010km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.217km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.410km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8977 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.914km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.117km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.214km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.916km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.715km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12472996. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.